Alabama at Georgia Tech
Saturday, November 11, 1916 Share
Georgia Tech beat Alabama 13–0. It was their ninth meeting; after it, Georgia Tech led the series 6–2–1.
Final
In the newspapers

Evening star, District of Columbia, November 12, 1916, page 51
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GEORGIA TECH IS VICTOR Eliminates Alabama as Southern Foot Ball Championship Pos sibility, 13 to o. ATLANTA. Ga. November IL Alabama was eliminated from the southern foot ball championship race here today by Georgia Tech winning from the Tuscaloosa team. l3 to 0. in game played part of the time in driving rain. Fumbles were frequent and the ball was generally SO slippery that few attempts were made to catch punts Tech uncovered a new punter in “Cy” Bell, who took Seniors place at right end when the latter was in jured recently. Bells kicks frequently carried so yards despite the sogginess of the ball. Neither eleven could get in consist emily during the first two periods and most of the third, although Tech threatened to score several times. once being held for downs when within yards of Alabama’s goal. Near the end of the third period Shaver. Hill and Glover, by a series of line bucks. placed the ball on AlaDama’s 1S-yard line as the period ended Starting the final period Strupper, who had replaced Shaver; Hill and GULL continued the advance, GULL going over for the first touchdown. Fincher kicked goal. Toward the end of the period Gage punted from under his goal posts to his own 40-yard line, and GULL. Glover and Hill took the ball down the field on line plays, Glov,r scoring the second touchdown. Fincher missed goal.

Arizona republican, November 12, 1916, page 16 (results column)
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FOOTBALL RESULTS Rutgers 0: West Virginia, O. Hamilton. 19; University Buffalo. 0. Springfield (Mass.) Y.M.CA. Train ing, School. 13: Tufts, 6. South Dakota State. “A; North Da- kota. :. Colgate, 35; Rochester. g. Stevens. 19; Connecticut Aggies, B. Johns Hopkins, 21 Western Mary land. o. Haverford. 13; Dickinson. :. 1 Missouri. G. Kansas Aggies. ‘. Kansas. 22; Washburn. 0. Northwestern, 20; Iowa. 13 Mount Union. ‘; Western Reserve, c New York University, 0; Colby, g. Columbia. O: Swarthmore, 15. Pennslaer, 6; Worcester Tech. 6. Williams. 0; Massachusetts Az gies, O Susquehanna, Q; Syracuse. 42. ] l afayette, 32; Albright, 0. Holycross. 19; Bowdoin, 10. Gettysburg, 27; Villa Nova, B. ! West Virginia Wesleyan. 0; George town. 47. ! Case. Al; Oberlin. 0. George Washington. 21; Eastern. 0. Union, g; Amherst 6. Penn. State. 10; Lehigh. T. Ohio State, 46: Indiana, [. Navy, 50; North Carolina Aggies, O. : Army, IT.; Maine. 3. Michigan. 20; Cornell. 23.. 1 NOtre Dame. 21; South Dakota. o. University of Pittsburg, 37; Wash ington and Jefferson. 0. , Pennsylvania, T; Dartmouth, ‘. i Yale, 6; Brown. 21. 1 Harvard, B Princeton. 0. 1 Morningside. 0; Ames, 2. ] Maryland State. 13; Catholic Uni yersity, 9 Marquette. 66; St. Louis Univer- sity. 0. | Transylvsnia. 1s: Mississippi Uni- versity, 3. University of Louisville University of Kentucky game cancelled. Tennessee, 10; Vanderbilt. 6. 3 Georgia Tech, 13; Alabama, 0. Florida. O: Auburn, 20. { Colorado College, 5S; University ot Colorado, 0. Colorado Aggies, 0; Colorado schoo F., Ohio. University, 33; University O Cincinnati 10 k Naoash. 26: Depauw, 13. Haskell Institute. ‘; Emporia Stat’ Normal. 14. Baylor. 0; Texas A. and M, 3. Rice. o5: Tulare. 13. Knox. z; Washington. ‘. Washington and Lee. 5; Buckness, University of Virginia. 35 Univer sity of South Carolina. 6. University of North Carolina. 10 Davidson College. [. University of Oregon, 12; Washing ton State 3 University of Washington. 23; Ore gon Aggies. 0. Santa Clara, 2S; Stanford Univer sity. 5 fRugby). University of California Freshmen

Bisbee daily review, November 12, 1916, page 3 (results column)
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FOOTBALL RESULTS Bisbee High, 0; Tucson High, O. Hamilton. 19; University, Buffalo, O. South Dakota State, 24; North Da- kSta, 4. Stevens, 19; Connecticut Aggies, 3. Johns Hopkins, 21; Western Mary land, O., Hartford, l3; Dickinson, z. Missouri, $; Kansas Aggies, ‘. Kansas, 22; Washburn, 0. Northwestern, 20; Iowa, 13. Mount Union, ‘; Western Reserve, o. New York University, O; Colbq, g.. Columbia, q; Swathmore, Is. Rennsalaer. 6; Worcester Tehc., 6. Williams, o; Massachusetts Aggies O. Susquehanna. O; Syracuse, 42. Lafayette, 32; Albright, o. Holy Cross, 19; Bowdoin, 10. Gettysburg, 27; Villa Nova, 3. West Virginia, Wesleyan, O; George town, 47. Case, Al; Oberlin, 0. George Washington, 21; Eastern, 0 Union, g; Amherst, 6. Penn State, 10; Lehigh, :. Ohio State, 46; Indiana, 7 Navy, 50: North Carolina, Aggies. O.. Army, F; Maine, B. Michigan, 20; Cornell, 23. Notre Dame, 21; South Dakota, o. University of Pittsburg, 47; Wash ington and Jefferson, Q. Pennsylvania, z; Dartmouth, ‘. Yale, 6; Brown, 21. Harvard, 3; Princeton, o. Morningside, O; Ames, z. Maryland State, 13; Catholic Uni versity, g. Marquette, 66; St. Louis Univer- sity, 0. Pennsylvania, 13; Mississippi Uni versity, 3. University of University of Kentucky gave cancelled. Tenn, 10; Vanderbilt, 6. Georgia Tech, 13; Alabama, 0. Florida, O; Auburn, 20. Colorado College 5s; University of Colorado, c. Colorado Aggies, 0; Colorado School of Mines, 0. Ohio, 33; University of Cincin- nati,10. nr Wabash. 26; Depauw, 13. Haskell Institute, [; Emporia State Normal, 14. Baylor. 0; Texas A. and M., 3.
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Georgia Tech 69% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Alabama–Georgia Tech gameAlabama leads 28–21–3 in 52 meetings, counting the 43 since this game.
| 1984 | Georgia Tech 16, Alabama 6 | |
| 1983 | Alabama 20, Georgia Tech 7 | |
| 1982 | Alabama 45, Georgia Tech 7 | |
| 1981 | Georgia Tech 24, Alabama 21 | |
| 1980 | Alabama 26, Georgia Tech 3 | |
| 1979 | Alabama 30, Georgia Tech 6 |
Around this game
Alabama
- Next gameat TulaneNov. 18, 1916
- SeasonAlabama in 1916
- ProgramAlabama history and records
Georgia Tech
- Next gameat GeorgiaNov. 18, 1916
- SeasonGeorgia Tech in 1916
- ProgramGeorgia Tech history and records

